CDC Media Telebriefing: New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats During the COVID-19 pandemic

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 31, 2022
Contact: Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

What

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the MMWR Supplement on high schoolers’ health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Who

  • Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
  • Kathleen Ethier, PhD, Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health

When

Thursday, March 31, 2022, at 12:00 PM ET

Dial-In

Media: 800-369-1177
International: 1-773-756-4809
PASSCODE: 8355907

Public: 888-381-5770
International: 1-517-308-9447
PASSCODE: 8494852

Important Instructions

Please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes before the start time.

Media: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Transcript

A transcript will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site www.cdc.gov/media.

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